G7 – First Semester – Practice Test 1

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

Question 1. A. morning B. pork C. fork D. chop

Question 2. A. engagement B. gathering C. general D. grateful

Question 3. A. machine B. merchandise C. wash D. brush

II. Choose the word with the different stress pattern.

Question 4. A. unhappy B. melody C. usually D. compliment

Question 5. A. impolite B. exciting C. attention D. attracting

Question 6. A. obvious B. probably C. finally D. approaching

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Question 7. If you want to carve eggshell, you need to be________ because it may take a long time.

A. good B. patient C. careful D. skillful

Question 8.My father’s hobby is playing tennis. He plays it three ________ a week.

A. times B. days C. time D. minutes

Question 9. Nowadays, young people spend most of their time ________ computer games.

A. playing B. to play C. played D. play

Question 10. This is such a ________ food that I don’t think I can eat it.

A. spicy B. good C. delicious D. tasty

Question 11.________ is a symptom when you have a flu.

A. a sneeze B. a running nose C. a cough D. all are correct

Question 12. If you spend ________ time on music, you will forget the stress.

A. less B. little C. most D. more

Question 13. People can help the homeless and the poor in many ________.

A. streets B. food C. things D. ways

Question 14. The neighbourhood was cleaned up this morning, ________ there is full of rubbish now.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

Question 15.________ a new hobby and you will have more friends.

A. Take care of B. Take after C. Take up D. Take over

IV. Find the mistake in the following sentences.

Question 16. She should watch more television because it will harm your eyes.

A B C D

Question 17.Her hobbies are different to mine.

A B C D

Question 18. He loves skating and so do his brother.

A B C D

Question 19.This bridge is built 2 years ago. It is still very nice.

A B C D

Question 20. Excuse me ! I’d like two kilo of beef, please.

A B C D

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Bessie Smith, an American singer, is known as the Empress of the Blues. She had a beautiful voice. Born in

poverty in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was helped in her career by Ma Rainey, one of the best known of the

early women blues singers. After touring in the South, Smith went to New York City in 1923 and recorded with

leading jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, James P.Johnson, and Benny Goodman. Then she became

the most popular blues singer of her time, reportedly earning $2000 a week at the peak of her career. She died

in Clarksdale, Mississippi, after an automobile accident.

Question 21. What did Bessie Smith do?

A. a singer B. a dancer C. a teacher D. a worker

Question 22.She was born in a ________ family.

A. rich B. wealthy C. poor D. bad

Question 23.________ helped her with her career.

A. her mother B. Louis C. James D. Ma Rainey

Question 24. She became the most popular ________ of her time.

A. blues singer B. rock singer C. pop singer D. red singer

Question 25. She died in ________.

A. New York B. Mississippi C. Tennessee D. England

VII. Read the passage and choose one suitable word in the box to fill in.

interesting / in bed/ likes/ gets up/ programme

Ann lives in London. She is twenty nine years old and works for the BBC. She interviews people on an early

morning (26)________ called The World Today. Every week, she gets up at 3.00 in the morning because the

program starts at 6.30. She loves her work because it is (27)________ and she meets a lot of very interesting

people, but she loves her weekend, too.

On Friday evening, she goes out. Sometimes her friends come and they cook dinner. Anna loves cooking. They

listen to music or just chat.

On Saturday mornings, she (28)________ at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings, she

sometimes goes to the theatre or the opera with her friends. She loves opera. On Sunday morning, she

stays (29)________ late. She doesn’t get up until 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoon, she visits her sister.

She (30)________ playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00

on Sunday evenings.

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

Question 31.The shirt costs $19. The pants cost $22.

=> The shirt doesn’t cost __________________________ . (as)

Question 32. Jane is 18 years old. I am 18 years old, too.

=> Jane is ______________________________________ . (same)

Question 33. I think this dish is very delicious, but she doesn’t.

=> Her taste is __________________________________ . (from)

Question 34. The novel was written just within 2 weeks by a disabled writer.

=> A disabled writer_____________________________ .

Question 35. People raised this fund to help orphanage children in the city.

=> This fund____________________________________ .